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São José dos Campos, Brazil, September 7, 2017 – For the eigtht consecutive year, Embraer  (NYSE: ERJ; BM&FBOVESPA: EMBR3) has been listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI World Universe 2017/2018), announced today. Based on the analysis of several sustainability metrics, the DJSI lists companies that stand out for their economic, social and environmental performance.
Embraer’s overall score of 75 points was worth the second place in the Aerospace & Defense segment. Compared to 2016, the company maintained the leadership in its sector in the criteria Supply Chain Management and Innovation Management. In addition, the company has taken the lead in three other criteria: Human Capital Development, Labor Practice Indicators and Product Stewardship, a segment where the company has been growing continuously since 2011.
The index lists 377 companies, and only 4 companies from the Aerospace & Defense sector were listed. The analysis is conducted by the Swiss sustainable investment company RobecoSAM, which invited over 3,400 companies of the S&P Global Broad Market Index from 24 sectors to take part in the evaluation.
In 2009, Embraer appeared in DJSI analysis as a “Sector Mover”, which ranks companies by the number of positions gained among their peers. In 2010, Embraer was listed in the index, and was rated “Gold Class”, reference given to companies with the best performance in their sectors. In 2011, the Company was the Aerospace & Defense sector leader. Since then, Embraer has been listed in the DJSI World, and joins the DJSI EmergingMarkets Index since it was created, in 2013.
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About Embraer
Embraer is a global company headquartered in Brazil with businesses in commercial and executive aviation, defense & security. The company designs, develops, manufactures and markets aircraft and systems, providing customer support and services.
Since it was founded in 1969, Embraer has delivered more than 8,000 aircraft. About every 10 seconds an aircraft manufactured by Embraer takes off somewhere in the world, transporting over 145 million passengers a year.
Embraer is the leading manufacturer of commercial jets up to 130 seats. The company maintains industrial units, offices, service and parts distribution centers, among other activities, across the Americas, Africa, Asia and Europe.
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